“I don’t know,” said Poor Mountain Mother. “I guess we will just have to wait and see.”

Father’s Day morning rolled around and Poor Mountain Father was still in bed.

“What?” asked Poor Mountain Father, when the children came into the bedroom to wish him a Happy Father’s Day. “Don’t I at least get breakfast in bed?”

“No,” said Poor Mountain Sister. “You told us not to plan anything.”

“Yes,” said Poor Mountain Father, laughing. “I did say that.”

“What is so funny?” asked Poor Mountain Mother, coming into the bedroom and opening up the curtains.

“Well,” said Poor Mountain Father, getting out of bed. “I would just like to thank you for cancelling your plans for Father’s Day. I just feel so happy and privileged to have such a wonderful family. I wanted to do something special for all of you because I want to show you how grateful I am to be your father. I want everyone to go get dressed. We have a lot planned for today.”

The first thing Poor Mountain Father did while waiting for his family to get dressed was to cook them all breakfast. After breakfast, he took them to the mall. He bought Poor Mountain Sister the doll he knew she had been eyeing for the past few months. He then bought Poor Mountain Brother and Poor Mountain Baby a new toy that they have wanted. He also bought Poor Mountain Mother a new dress.

For lunch, he took his family on a picnic in the mountains. The Poor Mountain family had a great day with Poor Mountain Father.

“I am so proud of you,” said Poor Mountain Mother later that evening, once the children had gone to bed. “You turned Father’s Day into much more than I ever thought possible.”

“You and the children are my world,” said Poor Mountain Father. “I just wanted to show all of you just how much I love you.”

“You have done that,” said Poor Mountain Mother. “We love you so much!”

Moral of this Story:

We should take the time to appreciate our family.

Example: Poor Mountain Father wanted to do something special for his family on Father’s Day because he was proud to be their father.

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